tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938577273881788221.post4344753870125714767..comments2020-06-04T17:34:05.551-04:00Comments on About 100%: Do It YourselfAndrea Moweryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05610441014156049645noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938577273881788221.post-38316103239130199372016-05-04T08:01:18.777-04:002016-05-04T08:01:18.777-04:00Boundaries are hard! It&#39;s always been much eas...Boundaries are hard! It&#39;s always been much easier for me to just follow the rules. I&#39;m really being challenged in this area as a parent.Andrea Moweryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610441014156049645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938577273881788221.post-52914420417002386032016-05-04T08:00:28.020-04:002016-05-04T08:00:28.020-04:00&quot;Starved&quot; is always a relative term, isn...&quot;Starved&quot; is always a relative term, isn&#39;t it? My kids will claim starvation if we don&#39;t have enough frozen pizzas in the house.Andrea Moweryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610441014156049645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938577273881788221.post-91131229194217025822016-05-02T23:42:28.399-04:002016-05-02T23:42:28.399-04:00It&#39;s a tough balance, though, isn&#39;t it? I ...It&#39;s a tough balance, though, isn&#39;t it? I find myself trying to model kindness, then taking a hard line all of a sudden when it comes to individual responsibility. I hope that in the process, they&#39;re learning a bit about that divide between the two, too.coach-daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13704538789878937576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938577273881788221.post-81744054512569105072016-04-28T22:57:58.963-04:002016-04-28T22:57:58.963-04:00Oh I can relate to this. My daughter is always run...Oh I can relate to this. My daughter is always running behind and hungry. I refuse to cave into her cute grin of pleas. She has starved more than once at school because she didn&#39;t allow time to pack a snack. Silly kids! Kismaslifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00828304085256037389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938577273881788221.post-33640453318245729762016-04-20T22:15:21.253-04:002016-04-20T22:15:21.253-04:00xoxo xoxo Andrea Moweryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610441014156049645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938577273881788221.post-54171827354000154112016-04-20T22:13:34.506-04:002016-04-20T22:13:34.506-04:00I fully expect that when my kids are home from col...I fully expect that when my kids are home from college, I will be falling over myself trying to make them a sandwich, to make up for all the times I refused to help them. Because I will miss them so much. To, as you so eloquently put it, (re-)earn my title as mom.<br /><br />Parenting is a straight up gut punch.Andrea Moweryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610441014156049645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938577273881788221.post-84779087338722565452016-04-20T11:16:53.368-04:002016-04-20T11:16:53.368-04:00I admire this in you and will admit now it&#39;s a...I admire this in you and will admit now it&#39;s an area where I&#39;m failing. <br />I think perhaps it stems from the ten years I was still teaching when my kids were little. In the mornings, I was rushed myself trying to get them out the door to daycare/preschool/elementary school. Our days did not begin peacefully (I now know this is not unusual in families were a parent stays at home or works from home) and I felt terrible. Barking orders, losing patience. We were never late, though. THAT was not an option. I&#39;m rigid like that and take the responsibility seriously. So when I finally took my leave of absence (which turned into a permanent resignation) I was determined to make up for the decade of mornings where my babies didn&#39;t get my FULL attention. Almost 8 years later I haven&#39;t gotten over it, the need to do things for them, earn my title as mom.<br /><br />I know it&#39;s wrong. My son leaves for college in the fall. <br />I&#39;m going to have to start reading this post every single morning until then. <br /><br />P.S. I stopped reading this post to finish making my daughter&#39;s sandwich.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02152567226231273043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938577273881788221.post-67991606297518742442016-04-20T07:29:50.333-04:002016-04-20T07:29:50.333-04:00YESSSSS. YESSSSS. Greta @gfunkifiedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03533837096223094349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938577273881788221.post-47141182543036903032016-04-19T14:23:06.912-04:002016-04-19T14:23:06.912-04:00I LOVE YOUR ENTHUSIASM THANK YOUUUUUUU!!!! :)I LOVE YOUR ENTHUSIASM THANK YOUUUUUUU!!!! :)Andrea Moweryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610441014156049645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938577273881788221.post-79991883799247027892016-04-19T13:26:43.780-04:002016-04-19T13:26:43.780-04:00LOVE THIS SO MUCH!!! YES YES YES!!!!LOVE THIS SO MUCH!!! YES YES YES!!!!Chris Carterhttp://themomcafe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938577273881788221.post-68624744610740650892016-04-19T10:56:42.489-04:002016-04-19T10:56:42.489-04:00Ha ha, you&#39;re so cute. Thank you. xoHa ha, you&#39;re so cute. Thank you. xoAndrea Moweryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610441014156049645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938577273881788221.post-86405931342453986192016-04-19T10:56:11.690-04:002016-04-19T10:56:11.690-04:00Oh man, I hope so. Thank you. :)Oh man, I hope so. Thank you. :)Andrea Moweryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610441014156049645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938577273881788221.post-89609637284437405342016-04-19T10:55:56.460-04:002016-04-19T10:55:56.460-04:00Thank you Lisa! I like that you said that it&#39;s...Thank you Lisa! I like that you said that it&#39;s hard to be hardlined about it, because after all, we are conditioned to jump at our baby&#39;s cries, no matter how old they are.Andrea Moweryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610441014156049645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938577273881788221.post-22899847501695629142016-04-19T10:54:49.022-04:002016-04-19T10:54:49.022-04:00Yes! It is much harder for me to resist taking car...Yes! It is much harder for me to resist taking care of everything than doing it all. And I would be lying if I said I never gave in. :)Andrea Moweryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610441014156049645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938577273881788221.post-37314149416246375162016-04-19T10:05:04.553-04:002016-04-19T10:05:04.553-04:00You&#39;re such a good mom! *sips coffee*You&#39;re such a good mom! *sips coffee* Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01044279582701415786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938577273881788221.post-91008712068124064252016-04-19T09:11:28.585-04:002016-04-19T09:11:28.585-04:00Wonderful! You are such a good mom. Wonderful! You are such a good mom. Amanda Hillhttp://www.hillpen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938577273881788221.post-38989208222310429762016-04-19T08:57:26.604-04:002016-04-19T08:57:26.604-04:00So true and you totally nailed it. It IS hard not ...So true and you totally nailed it. It IS hard not to give in, to do for them - not for any reason but we can&#39;t help but want to take care of them. But. Eventually they have to do it on their own and if we don&#39;t prepare them for it with the safety net of us and home in place, they&#39;ll never be able to function as productive adults. Am I totally hardline about it? No. Some things you can&#39;t expect at this age. But you can sure plant the seeds. Love this post - good to see you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938577273881788221.post-10745213222965857322016-04-19T08:15:23.820-04:002016-04-19T08:15:23.820-04:00Amen. And what they don&#39;t realize is it would ...Amen. And what they don&#39;t realize is it would be so much easier for us to make the sandwich than to say no. <br />Though I must admit to occasional weakened resolve, especially if it means a missed bus and a mom behind the wheel in her pajamas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com